Re: Compiling C++ kernel module + Makefile

From: Robin Rosenberg
Date: Tue Jan 20 2004 - 02:34:14 EST


tisdagen den 20 januari 2004 07.46 skrev du:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Robin Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > This is the "We've always used COBOL^H^H^H^H" argument.
>
> In fact, in Linux we did try C++ once already, back in 1992.
>
> It sucks. Trust me - writing kernel code in C++ is a BLOODY STUPID IDEA.
>
I know C++ in and out. I love it and hate it. I had a nightmare once in which I
a had convinced a friend how wonderful C++ is. A while later he came back., and
he was mad.

> The fact is, C++ compilers are not trustworthy. They were even worse in
> 1992, but some fundamental facts haven't changed:
> [snip]

Now THAT is the reason.

-- robin
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